Montana News

Next week marks the release of Avengers: Infinity War and in talking with people there seems to be a lot of excitement for the show. It's set to hit theaters around Billings starting next Thursday April 26th...But is it Montana's favorite?

The Montana Teamsters Union has endorsed Democratic congressional hopeful Grant Kier, in a somewhat uncharacteristic show of support by the union in a crowded primary field. It’s the first time the union has picked sides in a primary since 2006, when it endorsed Jon Tester for the U.…

Q2 reports that Montana U.S. Sen. Jon Tester has introduced a bill he believes will help cut down on illegal drug use and crime in Montana. He is sponsoring the Assisting Narcotics and Trafficking Officers in Interdicting Drugs Act also known as the ANTI-Drugs Act...

If you hang out in Montana for any period of time, you quickly realize that we have our beliefs and we stand by them no matter what. Our freedom is cherished. It's hard to believe, but there was a time that if you spoke your mind in this state, you wound up behind bars.

Gov. Steve Bullock rejected an offer from CoreCivic to extend its contract to manage Montana’s only private prison, because the company asked for a 15 percent increase in payments.Bullock told MTN News that “It doesn’t make sense for Montanans...

The Billings Gazette reports that Westmoreland Coal Company stock fell to 26 cents a share on Tuesday after the company– which owns three Montana mines– indicated it would consider bankruptcy.The Colorado-based company, which feeds the Colstrip power plant from the Rosebud Mine, and whose Absaloka M…

Some 2,000 customers were without power Saturday morning after wind reportedly blew a tree into a power pole. NorthWestern Energy said that streets traffic lights, business and residential areas were hit by the outage in Missoula. Noon’s gas station had to shut down pumps until power was restored, w…

It’s an ignominious landmark, but certainly positive and noteworthy. Q2 reports that, for the first time in a decade, the state of Montana has gone 30 days without a fatal crash– not since Feb. 26– according to a Thursday press release...